My wife is the stand-in.

Ribs pierced the skin, a piece of bone protruded from the elbow, the spine was broken, and even brain matter flowed out of the empty eye sockets.

But Taotie still made a move, grabbing Amanosaki's big spear tightly!

"You! You are the master's prey!"

Those empty eye sockets instinctively looked at Amanosaki, and Taotie gave Amanosaki a cruel smile.

"Pooh!"

Amanosaki spat, spraying the saliva into Taotie's eye socket. The gem fragments hidden inside, due to the crushing of the gem, exploded with the temporarily infused magic power, tearing Taotie's head apart from the inside out!

Hinata Hyuga unleashed a furious barrage of attacks, her chakra gushing out like it was free, swiftly severing Taotie's limbs and bones!

The Taotie swelled up and exploded after exceeding the critical point, turning into a rain of blood that splattered all over the two people and even the drone in the sky was stained with blood.

"Oh! This scene is too bloody!"

Spielberg shook his head with a pained expression and complained to the assistant director, "Everything was so perfect, but this shot..."

"Without blurring it, it simply won't be able to be posted online! FXXK! Bona! Bring the special effects team here! Beautify this set of shots!"

"Huh?" Bona, who was originally so excited that his face turned red, was instantly stunned.

"How...how do we beautify this?"

"I don't care! Whether you turn this blood into cherry blossoms or smear it off, I want this scene to be clean enough to be posted online!"

"You and your team have two hours, keep it up, young man!"

"Oh! No, God!"

"There's only one hour, fifty-nine minutes, and twenty seconds left, Bona, and you haven't even started making the call! Haha!"

Spielberg seemed to have his masculine side stirred by the young man's fierce fighting and bloody scenes. He revealed a cruel smile as he carefully observed Bonner's pained expression.

'This expression is perfect for when the protagonist receives even worse news after a setback...it's fantastic.'

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"Phew! So... does this count as a couple's bath?"

Amanosaki, leaning against the pitted and uneven concrete foundation gnawed by the gluttonous beast, still had the leisure to joke with Hinata Hyuga, even though he was covered in blood and mud.

He felt he was becoming more and more adept at fighting and recovering mentally afterward. Facing such a dangerous battle would inevitably leave him exhausted afterward, and he would then indulge himself without any restraint.

But he still has the ability to maintain a respectable image.

In fact, Amanosaki's battle today was more dangerous than ever before. The Taotie itself was extremely domineering, and with the blessing of the mysterious talisman, it also showed a rationality and restraint beyond that of a wild beast in close combat.

In a sense, Amanosaki, who possesses the Spear of Longinus, is not afraid of his opponents going mad, but rather of them being rational.

A madman can easily inflict minor wounds, but with a divine weapon, he can snowball his advantage with just a few minor wounds.

Liu Nu's defeat was due to being constantly weakened, culminating in a fatal blow. Moreover, in the first half of today's match, Amanosaki single-handedly withstood the brutal attacks of the Taotie.

One wrong move and you could die.

However, from the very beginning of receiving training from Rin Tohsaka, Amanosaki has learned to control his emotions and conserve his energy.

Hinata wiped the blood from her face with her sleeve, frowned, glared at Amanosaki, and said reproachfully, "You still dare to talk back! If you hadn't been so arrogant and called me earlier, we wouldn't be in this situation now."

As the two flirted and teased each other, the torrential rain that had been swallowed by the Taotie's opened domain finally fell without hindrance, quickly washing away the blood and mud from their bodies, leaving only the bright crimson stains on their clothes and the mess on the ground, telling the story of the fierce battle that had just taken place.

"You performed very well; you truly deserve to be the heroes I have my eye on."

With a flap of his wings, a pair of large wings made of leaf-shaped feathers slowly carried the Eastern Leaf Knight down to the ground. He clapped his hands with a look of satisfaction on his face and congratulated the two of them.

In the distance, there were crowds of soldiers and spotlights, and reinforcements and biological warfare teams dispatched by the command were on their way.

Amanosaki glanced at the person who came back to show off and make a name for himself afterward, spat on the ground, and, supporting Hinata Hyuga, slowly left without looking back.

At the edge of the camp, Li Junzi, Zeng Aman, and the others finally caught up with the lightning-fast Oriental Leaf Knight. Staring at the ruins of the 401st position, they saw Amanozaki give them a thumbs up and excitedly rushed over, lifted the two of them up, and tossed them into the air, cheering in celebration.

Seeing that no one paid him any attention, the shadow on the face of the Eastern Leaf Knight deepened. Looking at the graceful Hinata Hyuga, and thinking about how Amanosaki could possess such a powerful, beautiful, and versatile superpower, a thick sour feeling of jealousy welled up in his heart.

In the midst of the torrential rain, hidden in the blood and rotting entrails, a complete sheep stomach suddenly swallowed the kidney on the head, and half of the esophagus, which looked like a worm, wriggled and pointed at the birdman floating in the shadows, opening and closing excitedly.

It's like a parasite finding a perfect host.

Chapter 192: Increased Popularity

"Please rest for an hour, everyone, before I assign you tasks."

These were the words relayed by the commander of the reinforcement team.

Along with this statement came a new communication headset.

After washing up and changing out of his clothes, which were covered in a fishy smell, Amanosaki was able to resume contact with Lin Shuyu.

Lin Shuyu's voice on the other end of the earpiece was filled with regret. She choked up and complained that Amanosaki hadn't taken her along, which had instead put him in danger. Amanosaki comforted her for a while, telling jokes and stories, and they chatted for a long time before Lin Shuyu finally stopped crying and started laughing.

"Then you're not allowed to kick me out again next time!" Lin Shuyu sniffed, her voice a little hoarse.

Amanosaki patted his chest and assured them, "No, even if you try to run away, I won't let you. Because of this incident, four or five positions nearby were affected, and the first line of defense almost collapsed."

"Alright, I still need to help them organize the data. I'll come find you at your next mission location once I'm done with that." Lin Shuyu chatted briefly for a few more minutes, then repeatedly reminded him, "Remember to contact me if anything happens! Don't push yourself too hard."

"Alright, alright! Shuyu, you're the eternal god! Come here, give me a kiss." Amanosaki gave her a hard kiss from afar, making Lin Shuyu stomp her feet in embarrassment. "This is a wartime communication line, you idiot who records it!"

With a coquettish pout, Lin Shuyu blushed and hung up. Several military personnel working in clerical positions nearby teased her:

"Oh! Which lover has such a big face that he can make our Miss Lin so heartbroken?"

A soldier, with a cigarette between his fingers and tapping on his official documents, chimed in without looking up: "I bet it's that guy who's been all over the internet lately, that swordsman named Amanosaki. Tsk tsk, the young man looks clean-cut and has some skills."

"So what? Aren't there plenty of chivalrous people with bad morals? Go outside and look around. There are plenty of clean-cut and capable men in the army! Who do you think Xiao Lin is? With all these files on his desk, he always has a dozen or so men with him. Now, the three of us can take him down!" A female soldier scoffed.

"If you ask me, our Commander Wang's son is quite good. He's handsome, became a company commander without relying on his father, and is cheerful. I think he's the one who's qualified to pursue Xiao Lin."

"Sister Shen!" Lin Shuyu couldn't stand being chatted about like a family member, especially since they had mentioned her boyfriend's identity, and her ears turned bright red. She was too embarrassed to directly complain about Brother Jun, who had revealed her feelings, and afraid that everyone would discover something and start gossiping, so she could only cling to Sister Shen, who wanted to play matchmaker and bring her and the commander's son together, and plead, "Please stop talking! The higher-ups are pressing for the report again!"

"Report, report! The leaders just give a few words, and the subordinates run themselves ragged. How can we possibly report the ammunition consumption and casualties at 86 positions so quickly?!"

Once the conversation turned to serious matters, everyone's gossip-loving spirit vanished, and Lin Shuyu finally got a chance to catch her breath.

Meanwhile, Hinata Hyuga was pinching Amanosaki's face and kneading it like playdough.

"Deceiving girls is no good, Nozaki, you've gone astray!"

"Why is it off-center?" Amanosaki asked, his mouth still being pinched into a duck shape by Hinata Hyuga as he spoke.

"You, patting your chest and thinking so confidently, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You say one thing and do another. Next time there's an emergency, just knock Shuyu out, okay?"

Hinata Hyuga was having a great time and went around to Amanosaki, who was sitting on a folding stool, and started rubbing him vigorously from behind.

Amanosaki felt the back of his head sink into two mounds, warm and soft, more beautiful than the finest velvet. He sighed and all thoughts vanished.

He told the truth, "I have already sent a message to Amber, asking him to pull some strings and ask the military to issue more written assignments to stall Shuyu."

Amanosaki didn't believe that the Taoist priest had sent the goat that could transform into a glutton just for his own sake.

He could roughly guess why the Taoist Master valued him; it was simply because he possessed the extraordinary ability to transform himself in countless ways and had the wisdom to achieve perfection.

But a guy who can tempt a branch guard to fall into depravity and conduct human experiments cannot have such a simple scheme.

According to Amanosaki, the ability 【饕餮】 has been incorporated into the Qunxia Mountain headquarters, and the remains of the goat's corpse have been carefully collected and studied.

Whether it's the outstanding abilities displayed by the [Taotie] itself, or its BUG-like ability to plunder superpowers, that self-proclaimed Taoist who appeared out of nowhere has already come into the sights of the headquarters and has been quickly added to the high-risk list.

“I accidentally stumbled upon that guy’s experiment that he had been planning for so many years, and he is still lingering in the Yangtze River Basin. In addition, there’s the matter of Gui Shuiyin. I think the storm tonight may not be over yet. It’s safer for Shuyu to stay in the command post guarded by elite knights and heavy troops than to stay with me.”

"You're so considerate." Hinata Hyuga squeezed Amanosaki's face until it crumpled up and said in a loving tone.

At this moment, the curtain at the military camp gate was lifted, and Li Junzi raised his phone, excitedly shouting to Tennozaki:

"Big brother! You're famous now!"

"You can draw! I'll be removed from the list!" Amanosaki said incoherently, shaking his head, and Hinata let go of his hand.

Li Junzi showed no embarrassment or self-awareness in disturbing the couple's intimate moment, and continued pointing at his phone, saying, "That famous director has released another trailer, which has also been uploaded domestically! In just twenty minutes, it has already surpassed 500,000 views!"

Upon hearing this, Amanosaki subconsciously looked towards the edge of his field of vision and, sure enough, discovered that Hinata Hyuga's fame, which had fallen to "obscurity" due to the renewed summoning, had somehow returned to "emerging talent"!

And the data is climbing at an alarming rate!

"What about external websites? How many clicks are there on external websites?" Amanosaki pressed.

"Uh... let me see." Li Junzi frantically fiddled with his phone, and half a minute later he clenched his fist and exclaimed:

"860,000 views, and already 3,000 comments! Wow!"

Amanosaki bit her lip, taken aback by the sudden surprise.

He took the phone and saw that it was a video of himself fighting against the Taotie.

The video compresses the entire battle process, focusing only on the scene where he was suppressed and struggled to hold on in the early stages, as well as the overwhelming combined attack after Hinata Hyuga appeared. Through editing and slow motion, the video creates tension for the audience in the early stages, while the slow motion gradually improves as Hinata Hyuga unleashes her whirlwind of Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.

The audience's emotions were also released, reaching a climax in the final explosion of the Taotie.

Simple yet effective emotional engagement, combined with world-class special effects and editing teams, pushes the performance to its ultimate level through lighting, sound, and music.

Silently, the four small silver characters "[Emerging Talent]" disappeared in the ink-wash effect, and a burst of golden light emerged from it.

[Well-known]

The third stage of brand awareness was successfully achieved thanks to the promotional video that Spielberg specifically highlighted Hinata Hyuga in order to stir up the audience's emotions.

Chapter 193: Collaboration? Awesome!

On online forums, this trailer has undoubtedly become a hot topic.

At any given moment, a large number of viewers are watching, sending comments, asking questions, or answering questions.

Amanosaki, with a strange smile on his face, dragged the progress bar back to the starting point and replayed it.

And the live chat was turned on.

The guitar and drum rhythms are clear, slowly building up power. As a deep male voice rises in the background, it tells a song in a profound way. After the words "[All shots in this video are from real scenes and have only been slightly artistically processed]", the camera focuses directly on Amanosaki, who is confronting Taotie.

Amanosaki's brows were furrowed, and everyone could tell from his expression that he was facing a formidable enemy.

Without hesitation, he swallowed the gem, his entire body covered in brilliant crystalline armor, firmly capturing everyone's attention.

"Holy crap, he's so damn handsome!"